Cecil Taylor Performances and Recordings from 2003
(last updated 06/29/05)

03.07.01

July 1, 2003

Taylor,Cecil & Tony Oxley duo

Cecil Taylor (p)
Tony Oxley (d)

Prince Regent Theater, München, Germany

Notes: concert lasted about 65 minutes.

Primary source: hannes schneider, recording was made on minidisc

03.07.12
03.07.13

July 12 and 13, 2003

Cecil Taylor Trio

Cecil Taylor (p)
Dominic Duval (d)
Jackson Krall (b)

Knitting Factory, NYC

Notes: "The shows were outstanding, with two sets each night by I was particularly impressed with Duval's degree of serious listening and consequent interaction with C.T. Cecil's playing is
astonishingly fresh, something I told him hours before the concert. His reaction was, "if I didn't do that, it would be boring," (a word I'd never use for Cecil's work)."

Prmary source: David Gitin, attended concert, in email to jason on 7/14/03

03.09.02

September 2, 2003

CECIL TAYLOR SOLO

Cecil Taylor (p)

Piazza Del Nuraghe - Sant'Anna Arresi, Italy

Primary source: hannes schneider (on CTR yahoo group).

(Martin Mayes, horn player with the Italian Instabile Orchestra and also with the Cecil Taylor quartet, in personal email to jason, march 16, 2004, wrote: "Cecil did not play a solo on Sept 2. That programme was changed. Instead he played a duo with Tony Oxley on Sept 5 (same performance venue)."

03.09.05

September 5, 2003

Cecil Taylor/Tony Oxley Duo

Cecil Taylor (p)
Tony Oxley (d)

Piazza Del Nuraghe - Sant'Anna Arresi, Italy

Primary source: Martin Mayes, horn player with the Italian Instabile Orchestra and also with the Cecil Taylor quartet, wrote in email, to jason, march 16, 2004: "Cecil did not play a solo on Sept 2. That programme was changed. Instead he played a duo with Tony Oxley on Sept 5 (same performance venue)." Martin: "broadcast during the autumn (on Italian Radio)"

03.09.06

September 6, 2003

Cecil Taylor with the Italian Instabile Orchestra

Cecil Taylor (p)
Mario Schiano voice, sax
Eugenio Colombo sax, flute
Gianluigi Trovesi sax, clarinets
Carlo Actis Dato sax, clarinets
Daniele Cavallanti sax
Giancarlo Schiaffini trombone, tuba
Sebi Tramontana trombone
Lauro Rossi trombone
Martin Mayes french horn
Guido Mazzon trumpet
Pino Minafra trumpet
Alberto Mandarini trumpet
Paolo Damiani cello
Giovanni Maier bass
Emanuele Parrini violin
Umberto Petrin piano
Tiziano Tononi drums, percussions
Vincenzo Mazzone drums, percussions
Mario Schiano

Piazza Del Nuraghe - Sant'Anna Arresi, Sardinia, Italy

Primary source: Suso Navarrete on his website.http://www.the-temple.net/taylor/schedule.html, personnel and venue by hannes schneider.

Martin Mayes, horn player with the Italian Instabile Orchestra and also with the Cecil Taylor quartet, wrote in email, march 16, 2004: "Mario Schiano was not present at that concert and instead of Renato Geremia we had Emanuele Parrini on violin". "broadcast during the autumn (on Italian Radio)"

03.09.07

September 7, 2003

Cecil Taylor Quintet

Cecil Taylor (p)
Tony Oxley (d)
Tobias Netta (tpt)
Martin Mayes (fh)
Special guest: ANTONELLO SALIS (accordeon)
plus Tutta Oxley, vocals, at beginning of (1)
Martin Mayes, vocals, end of (1)

Piazza Del Nuraghe - Sant'Anna Arresi, Sardina, Italy "FREE: IN THE NAME OF FATHER AND SON"

1) 86:18 "KANGOROOH HOPP"
2) 02:48 (encore)

Primary source: Suso Navarette (in personal email to jason), recording exists. Hannes Schneider for clarification on personnel and recording (CD-R copy of digital radio broadcast (on 2 CD-R).

Primary source: Martin Mayes, horn player with the Italian Instabile Orchestra and also with the Cecil Taylor quartet, wrote in email, to jason, march 16, 2004: The title of the concert on Sept 7 which you give was the title chosen by the Festival organiser. The title of the piece we performed was "KANGOROOH HOPP". "concert was broadcast live on Italian radio"

03.09.11

September 11, 2003

Cecil Taylor and Tony Oxley Duo

Auditorium Parco della Musica - Sala Sinopoli, Rome, Italy

Cecil Taylor (p)
Tony Oxley (d)

Primary source: Luca Barzaghi (posting on CTR yahoo group)
Martin Mayes: "broadcast during the autumn (on Italian Radio)"

03.10.24

October 24, 2003

CECIL TAYLOR SOLO

Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory, Boston, MA (Jordan Hall 100th Anniversary Concert)

Primary source: CDR: Joe Washek: in personal email to jason: nadamusic@earthlink.net

" CT in Boston 03 is a recording of his solo set at the 100th anniversary of Jordan Hall (at his alma mater NEC). CT's set is app 32 mins, as I remember. It's on a disc with Lacy, Ran Blake and Miroslav Vitous sets from the same concert. Needless to say, CT's set was nearly 3 times as long as anyone else's. He was in great form and made John Medeski's prior solo set seem like child's play. CT insisted that he close the alumni part of the concert and play on a piano that hadn't been used by anyone else that night. For some unknown reason he also insisted on not being introduced but just sauntered onto the stage and began to play! Anyway, if you still want it, you'll get his complete performance but it's only app 32 mins."

03.10.30

October 30, 2003

Monday, September 29, 2003

Cecil Taylor Solo
Cecil Taylor and Dominic Duval Duo

Cecil Taylor (p)
Dominic Duval (b)

Palace of Fine Arts Theatre, NYC 7:30 P.M.

"Here is a performance you don`t have, was scheduled as solo then Cecil asked me to perform and there you have it."

Primary source: Dominic Duval to jason in email on 11/2/03.

03.11.07

November 7, 2003

Cecil Taylor - Tony Oxley Duo

Total Music Meeting in Berlin (Podewil)

Cecil Taylor (p)
Tony Oxley (d)

Primary source: Andreas Dietz (posting on CTR yahoo group)